Greek word · G349

ἀνακράζω

anakrazō

to yell

To cry out loudly, shriek, raise a shout. The prefix ana- ('up') makes the plain verb krazō more intense. It is used for sudden cries of fear, alarm or protest.

Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

ἀνα-κράζω

[in LXX for קָרָא, etc. ;]

to cry out, shout: Mark 1:23 6:49, Luke 4:33 8:28 23:18.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Mark 1:23

Range of meaning

To cry out loudly, shriek, raise a shout. The prefix ana- ('up') makes the plain verb krazō more intense. It is used for sudden cries of fear, alarm or protest.

Against the English

Every version says 'cried out', which is accurate but can sound mild. 'Shrieked' or 'let out a scream' is nearer the force.

Used elsewhere in the period

Elsewhere in Mark only at 6:49, where the terrified disciples scream at what they take to be a ghost. Luke uses it in the parallel here (4:33, 'with a loud voice'), at 8:28 for the Gerasene man, and at 23:18 for the crowd's shout.

Where it appears

Mark · 2

  1. Mark 1:23 ἀνέκραξεν he cried out

    Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

    Here: A single loud outburst, a shriek that breaks into the gathering. Grammatically the man shouts, but the words that follow ('us') show the spirit speaking through him.

  2. Mark 6:49 ἀνέκραξαν· cried out;

    but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

Luke · 3

  1. Luke 4:33 ἀνέκραξεν he cried out

    In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

  2. Luke 8:28 ἀνακράξας having cried out

    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

    Here: A sudden, loud outcry: a scream rather than speech. Luke uses the same verb for the possessed man in the Capernaum synagogue (4:33).

  3. Luke 23:18 ἀνέκραγον They cried out

    But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

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